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Redmond Joins African American Board Leadership Institute as President/CEO

  Kelly Redmond is the new president and chief executive officer of the African American Board Leadership Institute (AABLI). According to AABLI, Redmond is passionate about building a beloved community, impacting systemic change, advancing Black equity, leadership development, cross sector strategic partnerships, and building strengths-based cultures. Over the past 30 years, she has co-led with iconic business, nonprofit, and civil rights luminaries both locally and nationally. She has been an impactful leader in nonprofit management, government and political leadership, and philanthropy. Related Link: https://lasentinel.net/leadership-legacy-fund-launched-at-aabli-tribute.html Ebony Magazine recognized Redmond as one of “30 Leaders of the Future Under 30.” She was lauded

Yvette Chappell-Ingram Retires from CEO Role at AABLI 

The mission of AABLI is “to strengthen nonprofit, public, and private organizations by recruiting and preparing African Americans for service on a broad range of governing boards.” Chappell-Ingram has upheld that objective in her years of service as founder and chief executive officer of the organization.  

Pathways to Corporate Boards: An Educational Leadership Series

Avenues leading to corporate board membership can look like a maze to those without guidance from experienced mentors, so the African American Board Leadership Institute (AABLI) invited a premier panel of experts to illuminate a number of “Pathways to Corporate Boards” as part of its Educational Leadership Series, at a September 16 workshop in the California Community Foundation’s Joan Palevsky Center. Sharing knowledge and best practices with a packed audience of professionals were Larry Taylor, Ph.D., chairman of the board, The Creighton Group (moderator); Anita DeFrantz, Esq., trustee, Western Asset Premier Bond Fund; Bonnie Hill, Ed.D., president, B. Hill Enterprises,